From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we see a mixed record of increases and decreases in unemployment rates for March. Unemployment increased in 24 states and decreased in 17 states. Unemployment also fell in Washington, D.C. Several states hit the kind of record they were […]

Mariam Ayub has the latest on the Californian Unemployment Rate for January 2010: Unemployed California students are faced with stiff job competition as residents of the state with the largest job loss percentage in the nation in 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]

California saw more workers losing jobs in December as a result of the economic downturn, while the California Unemployment Rate rose in December from 12.5% in October. The Associated Press reports: California’s unemployment rate jumped to 9.3 percent in December, capping a tumultuous year of […]

California saw more workers losing jobs as a result of the economic downturn in November, while the California Unemployment Rate fell in November from 12.5% in October. Alana Semuels reports: California’s employment misery continued in November, as employers sliced 10,200 more workers from their payrolls. […]

The long awaited Unemployment benefit checks are due to arrive this week for over 110,000 Californians Denis C. Theriault has more: Nearly six weeks after Washington again extended unemployment benefits, some 119,000 Californians struggling to keep food on the table have yet to see a […]

Liz Harrison’s latest piece on the new report from UCLA: Fresno, California (KFSN) — The UCLA Anderson Forecast is a highly respected gauge of where the state and the nation’s economy is headed. The forecast suggests California’s unemployment rate will surge even higher than its […]